1896 in Canadian football

1896 in Canadian football
Playoffs
ORFU ChampionsUniversity of Toronto
QRFU ChampionsOttawa College
Canadian Dominion Football Championship
ChampionsOttawa College
Canadian Football Seasons

Canadian Football News in 1896

In the MRFU, the fall session saw the Winnipeg Football Club (Winnipegs) and the St.John's Rugby Football Club (St.John's) compete. In the spring session of the season, the Royal Canadian Dragoons were added to the competition. The Winnipegs and the St.John's played a final league game to determine the regular season champion. The St.John's received a bye to the MRFU playoff finals while the Winnipegs played the Dragoons in the MRFU playoff semi-final.

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Quebec Rugby Football Union[1]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Ottawa College440081148
Ottawa City Football Club422040594
Montreal Football Club422047254
McGill University422080444
Britannia Football Club4040221280
Manitoba Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
St.John's Rugby Football Club321034234
Winnipeg Football Club312023340
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

League Champions
Football Union League Champion
ORFU University of Toronto
QRFU Ottawa College
MRFU St.John's College
Northwest Championship Winnipeg Football Club

Playoffs

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MRFU Playoffs
MRFU Semi-Final & Final
Winnipeg Football Club 25Royal Canadian Dragoons 0
St.John's Rugby Football Club 7Winnipeg Football Club 6
Royal Canadian Dragoons were a late entry to the MRFU

ORFU Semi Finals
ORFU Semi-Final 1
University of Toronto 18Queen's University 16
University of Toronto 13Queen's University 1
University of University Toronto advances to the 1896 ORFU Final
ORFU Dominion Semi-Final 2
Royal Military College 13Toronto Athletic Club 8
Royal Military College 1Toronto Athletic Club 42
Toronto Athletic Club advance to the 1896 ORFU Final

ORFU Final
ORFU Final
University of Toronto 43Toronto Athletic Club 6
University of Toronto 18Toronto Athletic Club 16
University of Toronto advance to the 1896 Dominion Championship

Dominion Championship
November 21

1896 Dominion Championship Game: Rosedale Field, Toronto, Ontario

Ottawa College 12University of Toronto 8
Ottawa College are the 1896 Dominion Champions
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References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-10-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "1896 season".


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